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• A Masters Racer’s Tale – Lee Waldman Sets His Sights on Nationals

  6 September 09 • 2 comments

  

  While we know many of you like reading about the top Elites, we all know the masters racer represents a big percentage of the cyclocross community. Colorado’s Lee Waldman aims to bring more exposure to the masters racer and content for our masters readers through a regular column this season. His installment #1 is below. [...]

• Training With Power for Cyclocross: Kenton Berg’s Diary #2

  7 August 09 • 1 comment

  

  Not sure if you’re training effectively? Have some ambitious goals for the season but feel like your racing has plateaued? Cyclocross Magazine’s Kenton Berg has been stuck in this situation but this summer he’s been motivated to do something about it and decided to seek professional help. Follow Kenton this season as he brings Cyclocross [...]

• Making the Leap to Coaching: Kenton Berg’s Training Diary

  24 July 09 • 0 comment

  Not sure if you’re training effectively? Have some ambitious goals for the season but feel like your racing has plateaued? Cyclocross Magazine’s Kenton Berg has been stuck in this situation but this summer he’s been motivated to do something about it and decided to seek professional help. Follow Kenton this season as he brings Cyclocross [...]

• Vardaros is Back, Writing and Racing

  9 July 09 • 0 comment

  

  Our European correspondent and pro-racer Christine Vardaros checks in for an off-season installment of her column on life as a Euro-racer-gal cyclocrosser. My last road race was almost one full year ago so naturally I entered my first one back last weekend with much trepidation. After taking many months off of racing and hard riding [...]

• A Last Race, Party and Many Goodbyes – An Oostmalle Report by Christine Vardaros – Updated: Photo Gallery

  26 February 09 • 5 comments

  

  by Christine Vardaros “Is this your first after-season party? Do you want a drink?” While I watched his lips move, I was thinking, “Who is this guy? Am I supposed to know him? He does look familiar and he is standing next to Stybar whom thankfully I do recognize, so maybe he is a bike [...]

• Counting Them Down, Ready to Party – A GP Heerlen Report by Christine Vardaros

  17 February 09 • 2 comments

  by Christine Vardaros With only two races left to the season, my sole mission for the GP Heerlen in the Netherlands was to have fun. I expected no miracles in fitness but hoped for luck on my side. This race contained neither. Twenty seconds into the race, we hit a sand section and I was [...]

• The Double Meaning of “Run Faster” – A Krawatencross Report by Christine Vardaros

  9 February 09 • 1 comment

  by Christine Vardaros I did it again! On Saturday, at the Krawatencross GVA Trophy race in Lille, Belgium, I managed to go from a front row call-up to the last three riders in a matter of ten seconds.  By the time we turned off the starting straightaway and onto the dirt, my race was over.  [...]

• Leaving it on the Line – A Final Report from Sue Butler

  6 February 09 • 1 comment

  Cyclocross World Championships: It is what you work all year for! Five days have passed, so only 360 more until the 2010 CX world championships. I am already excited, even though the fog of jet lag has definitely taken its toll. I’ve been ushered in to reality and catching up on life from being gone [...]

• 129 Brave Ice and Mud at Sunday’s Cross My Heart and Superbowl of Singlespeed Race

  4 February 09 • 1 comment

  

  While racers from across the world were racing for the rainbow jersey in Hoogerheide, the Netherlands, Maryland offered a fine alternative for east coast ‘cross diehards. Race report below: College Park, MD. The crew from Proteus Bicycles couldn’t anticipate the weather when they planned for the event. A lot of people anticipated freezing temps and [...]

• It’s a Wrap – Henry Kramer’s Masters Worlds Report

  27 January 09 • 1 comment

  Cal Giant’s Henry Kramer gave Ned Overend a run for his money at the national championships in December Kansas City, and in January flew to Belgium  for his annual battle against the world’s best. He wrote a pre-worlds report here, and sent in this post-race report recalling this year’s big race. by Henry Kramer, photos [...]

• Two Tales from Milan – Sue Butler and Rachel Lloyd’s Excellent Italian Adventure

  26 January 09 • 1 comment

  Sue Butler (Monavie-Cannondale.com) and Rachel Lloyd (Cal Giant Berry Farms – Specialized) checked in with their two tales from their Milan World Cup adventure on Sunday. The two roomed together in Italy and recall their different races. If you enjoy these reports, throw a comment below to let them know or wish them well at [...]

• Rueful Roubaix: A Column by Christine Vardaros

  21 January 09 • 3 comments

  by Christine Vardaros Looking ahead to the race, I had expected to stand at the start line, head filled with optimistic thoughts of taking down my opponents for my own inner peace.  I was basing this on the speeds and sensations I had during my pre-ride the day before the race.  But later that night, [...]

• An Inside Look at Katie Compton’s Victory in Roubaix – Photos and Video

  20 January 09 • 1 comment

  by Mark Legg-Compton Katie had a good weekend in France, winning the first title on Roubaix cobblestones by an American. The race course was a really challenging despite the its location in and around the Roubaix velodrome. The route included a lot of elevation change on one half of the course with an extremely steep [...]

• A Race of Mistakes and Mishaps in Roubaix – A Report by Sue Butler

  19 January 09 • 0 comment

  by Sue Butler Cycling and racing has provided me many new experiences. New places, adventures and new experiences and today was no exception, except today was an experience I hope to not repeat. After a pretty horrible start (not jumping after the sort of false start which wasn’t recalled), I found myself in the back [...]

• Playing Hooky in Belgium: Eric Emsky’s Debut Column, Part II

  15 January 09 • 2 comments

  

  This is Part II of Eric Emsky‘s debut column on Cyclocross and life in Belgium. You can read Part I here. Another big difference between being a racer in the U.S. and in Belgium is just the support the racers receive. I feel as if I am the black sheep as I roam the halls [...]